GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |